bluebirdflyx

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1. New charge nurse - needing advice!

   bluebirdflyx replied to bluebirdflyx's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond. There are lights above the doors, and at one desk you can see on the paging system what room is calling, but from a majority of the seats unless you get up you cannot see which room it is. I will st...

2. New charge nurse - needing advice!

   bluebirdflyx replied to bluebirdflyx's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I should clarify that from the nurse's station we only have a visual on a few rooms. Often times when a light starts ringing no one can see what room it's coming from so it makes it difficult to direct a particular nurse. At this point it see...

3. New charge nurse - needing advice!

   bluebirdflyx posted a topic in General Nursing

   I would appreciate some feedback on how to get nurses to help answer call lights. I work on a med-surg/oncology floor. I alternate working both the floor and also as charge nurse. Our ratio is typically 5-6 and we have 1-2 CNAs. We have a paging syst...

4. Health Unit Coordinator/CNA

   bluebirdflyx replied to Twinsmama28's topic in Nevada

   You should apply for a regular CNA position. Often times those CNAs will get cross-trained to work as Unit Coordinators and from there it will be easier to move into a full time UC position.

5. What is your work routine?

   bluebirdflyx replied to Tomrn2128's topic in Med-Surg

   ^^ I do the same thing as Peihan - come in a little early and get ready. If for some reason I can't come in early that day I'll still take at least a minute or two to look through the chart for some key things I'll need to know for report such as lab...

6. Tired of being angry

   bluebirdflyx replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe I'm the exception to the rule but I don't really mind drug seeking patients. Generally all they want is their Dilaudid (or cocktail of choice) every 4 hours or so and as long as it's ordered and appropriate I'll give it without any issues. I ma...

7. I just had surgery and now I don't think I have what it takes

   bluebirdflyx replied to 2soon2beOTC's topic in General Nursing

   One of the things that will factor into being calm and confident as a nurse is experience and repetition. Your situation was unique, stressful, and challenging for you, but it's likely the nurses see patients like you day after day and night after ni...

8. Have you ever worked with someone who had such a nasty attitude that it was almost hostile

   bluebirdflyx replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Relations

   If you come into work, see your assignment on the board and begin sighing/rolling eyes/complaining and that becomes a reportable offense then every nurse on my floor is in trouble because that's a nightly occurrence.

9. How I Passed the NCLEX: A Story or Blood, Sweat, Tears and Terror

   bluebirdflyx replied to pcrown10's topic in NCLEX

   Truthfully the NCLEX was the easiest test I took in nursing school. Probably because they prepped us so much for it, but there was so much hype and so much build up that when I finally finished it my thoughts were "THAT was it????" I took it with two...

10. i took my exam last march 4, 2016

    bluebirdflyx replied to hi_jes20's topic in NCLEX

    There are topics about the Pearson Vue trick on this site ad nauseam. That being said, I got the same notice and I passed.

11. Relocation

    bluebirdflyx replied to Slycooper4u's topic in NCLEX

    The NCLEX is a one time deal (granted you pass the first time) and is nationwide. Once you pass the NCLEX you can apply for a license in the state of your choosing. However, that license doesn't follow you from state to state. You will have to apply ...

12. Wound care help !!

    bluebirdflyx replied to kregnier's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Are they all connected via the same tracts or separate wounds? For example if one is a large wound that has a fistula and GI contents in it and another is not connected I might dress them differently. But if they're all really part of the same large ...

13. New grad RN, hate nursing?

    bluebirdflyx replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

    The floor I work on sounds very similar to yours. I would recommend that you switch to night shift if you can. That's what I did and it made a huge difference. The adjustment to my sleep schedule wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm not as new...

14. You know your nurse brain is still at work when....

    bluebirdflyx replied to EmpathyInAction's topic in General Nursing

    When trying to help my dad with his home medication and I tell him these are the morning meds and these will be on night shift. He says "what do you mean night shift?" ...Nevermind, I meant night time. Hearing my microwave timer go off and having a...

15. It seems that some students are not a good fit for nursing.

    bluebirdflyx replied to Banana nut's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Throughout my pre-reqs I was a straight A student. I was soooo pissed when I got an A- in microbiology. My first semester of nursing school was a real eye opener when I barely made it out of Nursing 101 with a C. There was so much going on with skil...